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With financial incentives and extra support, Philly and Pa. plan to recruit more teachers of color

“When students have teachers who reflect them — their gender, race, ethnicity, cultural and life experiences — they do better,” El-Mekki said.

Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera talks about the launch of Aspire to Educate, a pilot program that aims to recruit, train, and retain more teachers of color in Philadelphia and eventually across the state.
Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera talks about the launch of Aspire to Educate, a pilot program that aims to recruit, train, and retain more teachers of color in Philadelphia and eventually across the state.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
    by Kristen A. Graham
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